Razer, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-end precision gaming and lifestyle peripherals, today announced the Razer Ironclad elite hard gaming mouse mat, the only metal mat in Razer’s product range built to enhance and optimize the gliding capabilities of your mouse for unparalleled mousing comfort and control.

Equipped with a finely sandblasted surface, the Razer Ironclad minimizes hand discomfort and feels smooth to the touch, allowing for effortless and natural mouse movement over its sleek top. It features just the right amount of friction to deliver the precise targeting you need to eradicate all competition with sharpshooting accuracy without abrasive results.

“The Razer Ironclad stands apart from the pack because it delivers the highest form of comfort and long-lasting performance with its ultra-smooth surface and sturdy metal body,” said Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff, president, Razer USA. “We understand the diversity of gamers out there, from ones who demand a large surface area to those who want superior tracking precision. We produced the Razer Ironclad to make winning feel easy, and give every type of gamer the feel, traction and durability that they need to do so.”

Made from anodized aluminium, the Razer Ironclad features a robust unibody construction for reinforced strength and extreme durability to withstand the test of time in any gaming environment. Its extra-large surface area caters for low-sensitivity settings and wide sweeping movements. Gamers can now have a premium combination of both precision and reliability for those kill-or-be-killed moments in gameplay.

The Razer Ironclad combines premium comfort, well-built resilience, and high precision tracking with its ultra-smooth sandblasted surface and extra-wide anodized aluminum body, providing gamers with the ultimate long-lasting hard gaming mouse mat. The non-slip rubber base ensures the mat stays put during the most intense of gaming sessions, and it comes with a carrying case for added mat protection and portability.

Price: US $59.99 / €59.99

Availability:
Razerzone – October 2010
Worldwide – November 2010

Product Features:

Ultra-smooth sandblasted surface for the best mouse glide comfort and control

Rather buy Icemat (today called Experience I-2). This will be ice cold too.. but glass actually works, why metal pads usually doesnt that much. At least not Razers, if you must have metal pad, try SteelSeries SX. And buy few spare mouse surfers as they will die soon.

All you need is just a piece of cardboard and some aluminium foil to make it, couple with a few pieces of blu tack.

How long do you think the surface will last anyway? I know cloth based mat will start to wear off in about a year or two under heavy use, but what about metal based ones? If they last for maybe 10 years, I think it might be worth it.

I just got this wonderful idea on how you could possibly imagine the texture of this thing. It's like a tile (a bathroom/kitchen tile) that is extremely smooth and is slightly matte (not matte but I couldn't come up with the right word).

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I thought I would never spend money on a mouse pad. I spent $40 on a Razer Destructor, and my gaming significantly improved. I cannot and will not play without one ever again.

I do agree though that $60 is a bit of a stretch, but when you consider their composite mats are around $40, and they sell well enough for Razer to keep making them, I can see why they priced it the way they did.

Converting euro into dollars and you get 83 dollars. F**k you Razer and whoever thought of having same values for dollars and euro when the exchange rates clearly aren't the same.

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I would just like to stress my disliking to this, as well.

According to xe.com, $59.99 translates to 43 EUR, so that's a nice amount stacked on top for us Europeans. Its not just a case for Razer - most, if not all computer components are higher in price here than the states. For example, a new GPU will be launched in the states at $250, which gets us UK'ers excited. When it hits our shops, its released at £250, if not more. And that's $399.

I thought I would never spend money on a mouse pad. I spent $40 on a Razer Destructor, and my gaming significantly improved. I cannot and will not play without one ever again.

I do agree though that $60 is a bit of a stretch, but when you consider their composite mats are around $40, and they sell well enough for Razer to keep making them, I can see why they priced it the way they did.

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$40 is too much for a composite mat as well. They don't cost nearly enough to design and build to justify those price tags.

$40 is too much for a composite mat as well. They don't cost nearly enough to design and build to justify those price tags.

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Indeed, I think Razer is just ripping everybody off with their "leet" products. From my experience an el-cheapo freebie mat works as well as a to of the range teflon coated mat whatever. The only difference I can think of is that the el-cheapo wears out much faster and it is generally smaller.

$40 is too much for a composite mat as well. They don't cost nearly enough to design and build to justify those price tags.

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If people will pay $40, why would they sell it for less? The demand for them is high enough to push the price up to that point. If the economy gets worse, that will shift the demand curve down, which in turn will pressure sellers to lower prices or offer cheaper alternatives.

If people will pay $40, why would they sell it for less? The demand for them is high enough to push the price up to that point. If the economy gets worse, that will shift the demand curve down, which in turn will pressure sellers to lower prices or offer cheaper alternatives.

In an econ class right now, sorry

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I understand the business side of it, what I don't understand is the consumer's willingness to pay that price.

Either way, it still cost too much for something that's so simple to design and manufacture, and I'll never buy one for that much.